9 dead, 165 arrested after brawl between rival bikers gangs at Hooters-ripoff

[Great Rumbler]

WACO: (May 18, 2015) Police had arrested and jailed more than 165 members of rival motorcycle gangs Monday morning after nine people died in a Sunday afternoon shooting at a local restaurant and were on the watch for any more violence.

All arrested suspects have been charged with engaging in organized criminal activity but some could face more charges as the investigation continues.

The nine bodies of gang members who died in the Sunday afternoon parking lot shootout at Waco’s Twin Peaks restaurant had been taken to various morgues for autopsy.

Bullet-riddled vehicles left behind by customers and employees still sat in the parking lot between Twin Peaks and Don Carlos restaurant but were being moved to forensic laboratories for investigation Monday morning.

At least two bikers were arrested in the early morning hours on Monday as they rode into town but their identities and charges were not made public.

Local law enforcement officers said they remain on edge in an effort to prevent any more violence.

Portions of the Central Texas Market Place remained closed on Monday as the investigation continues.

Stores on the west side of the mall from Men’s Warehouse to Kohl’s were open Monday morning but those on the south side, from Cabella’s to Best Buy were ordered to remain closed.

Rival motorcycle gangs turned a local restaurant into a shooting gallery Sunday afternoon and when the gunfire was over, nine people were dead and 18 were injured.

Early Monday, law enforcement had turned their attention to the risk of additional bike gang members looking to retaliate, and initiate further violence in the Waco area.

Sunday afternoon, Waco Police, assisted by Department of Public Safety troopers, police officers from several cities and deputies from the McLennan County Sheriff's Office were surrounding the Twin Peaks after several people were reported shot during a rival motorcycle gang fight, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.

By the time all was said and done, almost every local law enforcement agency, including surrounding counties, had police at one scene or another and both state and federal lawmen were on hand, as well, Swanton said.

Police initially said three gangs were involved, but later said factions from at least five gangs took part in the melee.

Police have not provided specific gang names to the media.

Police and troopers were in the parking lot trying to secure the area and protect citizens when a fight broke out inside the restaurant and spilled into the parking lot.

Swanton said the fight quickly escalated from fists and feet to chains, clubs and knives, then to gunfire.

Gang members were shooting at each other and at police and officers at the scene fired their weapons, as well, Swanton said.

Other patrons in Twin Peaks and some employees locked themselves in a freezer to escape the fight.

The scene at the Market Place between Don Carlos and Twin Peaks was absolute chaos, Swanton said.

"It is one of the most violent scenes I've seen in my 34 years as a police officer in Waco," Swanton said.

Swanton said officers recovered more than 100 weapons from the scene and there were several vehicles that had bullet holes in them.

Swanton said no officers and no civilians were injured.

Swanton said police are prepared to deal with any additional bike gang members who choose to come to Waco.

Some of the 18 victims who were not pronounced dead at the scene were taken by ambulance to Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center, which later was placed on lock down, but officials at Hillcrest said they had no comment.

Some were sent to other hospitals in the area as well.

Later reports indicated one of those taken to Hillcrest died there.

Department of Public Safety Trooper D.L. Wilson said officers arrested three men near the Cabella's store at about 4:30 p.m. after they seized weapons from them.

Wilson said officers recovered weapons from all over the parking lot and likely would call for ladders so they could check the roves of nearby buildings for more weapons.

A Waco Transit bus was sent to the scene to transport suspects from the mall to the McLennan County Jail and to a downtown command center.

Swanton also said police have been trying to work with management at Twin Peaks for several weeks but have been thwarted in their efforts to avoid a situation like happened Sunday afternoon.

Swanton said the carnage likely could have been prevented if management at the restaurant had been more cooperative with police.

A McLennan County official said the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has revoked Twin Peak's alcohol license for a period of seven days while the investigation continues.

A witness who was having lunch across the parking lot at Don Carlos said he and his family had just finished eating and walked into the parking lot when they heard several gunshots and saw wounded being taken from the fight scene.

"We crouched down in front of our pick-up truck because that was the only cover we had," the man, who asked not to be identified, said.

He and his family were traveling to Salina, Kansas and decided to stop for lunch.

He said he saw several wounded men being treated.

He also said there were several police officers at the scene and ambulances were responding to the scene to aid those hit by gunfire.

Law enforcement set up a command center in downtown Waco to interview and process bikers who had been at the scene, many of whom were brought downtown by Waco city buses.

There still was activity at the downtown command center as late as 7 a.m. Monday.

Officers also were en route to the Flying J Truck Stop, at New Road and Interstate 35 because a large number of bikers had been seen gathering there.

Swanton said Sunday afternoon the scene at Twin Peaks is "as secure as it can be right now," Swanton said, but police are concerned that groups who were involved in the first incident may be moving to other locations in and around Waco where more violence could erupt.

Traffic into the shopping center off Interstate 35 and Loop 340 still was being restricted Monday morning.

Ambulances from West, Limestone and Coryell counties were at the scene to assist local EMS units.

Trouble at Twin Peaks among rival bikers had been brewing for some time, District Attorney Abel Reyna told News 10 about two weeks ago.

Reyna said local police were on heightened alert in anticipation of trouble on Thursday nights, when Twin Peaks hosts a Biker Night.

Reyna said some weeks ago trouble erupted between two local motorcycle gangs and that spilled over into gangs from the Dallas-Fort Worth area showing up to support the local groups.

Jay Patel, Operating Partner for the Waco Twin Peaks, issued a statement Sunday evening that said the restaurant management and employees share in the community’s trauma.

"We are horrified by the criminal, violent acts that occurred outside of our Waco restaurant today.

“We share in the community's trauma.

“Our priority is to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for our customers and employees, and we consider the police our partners in doing so.

“Our management team has had ongoing and positive communications with the police and we will continue to work with them as we all want to keep violent crime out of our businesses and community.

“We will continue to cooperate with the police as they investigate this terrible crime," said Patel.

Biker gangs are still a thing? Brehs, it ain't the 70's anymore.

[Rufus]

Oh yeah they're a thing. We've got 1%er Hells Angels subsidiaries fighting turf wars with Bandidos here in Germany. There are chapters all over Europe.

[brob]

Used to work with a local Hells Angels dude who apparently barely dodged prison in the 90s during the Great Nordic Biker War

fun stuff.

[Great Rumbler]

Oh yeah they're a thing. We've got 1%er Hells Angels subsidiaries fighting turf wars with Bandidos here in Germany. There are chapters all over Europe.

Might be different over in Euro Land, but I don't think I've heard of any major biker gang flareups in a long time over here.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Yeah biker gangs are still a thing here

[Rufus]

Used to work with a local Hells Angels dude who apparently barely dodged prison in the 90s during the Great Nordic Biker War

fun stuff.

In October 1996, there were three attacks on Hells Angels clubhouses; on the 3rd, an explosion in Malmö wounded twelve innocent bystanders and three days later, an anti-tank rocket was fired at a clubhouse in Copenhagen during a party. Hells Angels member Louis Linde Nielsen and guest Janne Krohn were both killed. Bandidos prospect Niels Poulsen was convicted of carrying out the attacks and sentenced to life in prison.[7]

Hot damn. They used RPGs stolen from a Swedish Army depot.

[Madrun Badrun]

Very much still a thing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Biker_war

Some interesting history
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-the-hells-angels-slaughtered-five-of-its-own-in-quebec-30-years-ago-only-to-become-more-powerful

[Phoenix Dark]

Thugs.
 

[Brehvolution]

Just another rootin-tootin shootout in Waco, brehs. When everyone is packing, everyone gets shot at.

Who were the good guys with guns and who were the bad guys with guns? Hard to tell when everyone has one.

[Madrun Badrun]

Thugs.
 

They are called one-percenters when they are white.

[Van Cruncheon]

 

[Madrun Badrun]

Like you don't carry a ball-peen hammer while scooting about in case someone tries to disrespect you. 

[Positive Touch]

oh my god does anyone know if the local businesses are ok?!?

[Joe Molotov]

oh my god does anyone know if the local businesses are ok?!?

God help us all if any Dr. Pepper was injured during the shootout.

[benjipwns]

Not really impressed unless they roasted some kids alive to protect them from alleged child molestation and polygamy.

[studyguy]

Sons of Anarchy was a shit show.


Also the social media posts surrounding this are fucking weird.

[Brehvolution]

control-f: Terrorism

Found 0 result.

[king of the internet]

If I had to choose one way to die it probably would be in a turf war against a rival biker gang.

[Joe Molotov]

What you've all failed to realize is that this so-called biker gang war was actually a false flag operation, preparing the populace for the upcoming Jade Helm 15. #staywoke

[Am_I_Anonymous]

You white people can't even do thug right. You don't fight and shit right outside a titty bar man. That's 101 shit.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Also 10 bucks says the guy who started this shit was some 5'8 leather wearing tatted dick head who ain't getting no ass cause he's a midget. Boom it at 2-1 odds

[chronovore]

What’s “boom it”?

[Madrun Badrun]

Also 10 bucks says the guy who started this shit was some 5'8 leather wearing tatted dick head who ain't getting no ass cause he's a midget. Boom it at 2-1 odds

You got me right in my short feels. 

[Am_I_Anonymous]

What’s “boom it”?

Bet it.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Also 10 bucks says the guy who started this shit was some 5'8 leather wearing tatted dick head who ain't getting no ass cause he's a midget. Boom it at 2-1 odds

You got me right in my short feels.

Nah breh. I'm gonna guess you don't think a set of leather and a tattoo automatically make you a bad motherfucker like these dumb ass cacs.

[OnlyRegret]

The last thing I've heard or associated with Waco was the Waco Siege.

Man, between that and this, I can't imagine not just calling it Wacko till the end of time.

[Madrun Badrun]

No.  *hides leather jacket and brass knuckles

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Meanwhile, in real life...

[brob]

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/05/22/atf-report-warned-military-government-membership-outlaw-motorcycle-gangs/

:omg